Taxonomic Insights from a Comprehensive Review of Antennaria (Asteraceae) in British Columbia James D.A. Fenneman Botany Dept. University of British Columbia March 6, 2019 1 Context of Study • Context of Study • The genus Antennaria • Antennaria media- alpina complex • Antennaria pulvinata Context of Study Traditional taxonomic study of morphological variation within the genus (ɑ-taxonomy) Integrative Taxonomy Testing alternative taxonomic approaches directly on specimens Context of Study ? Randall J. Bayer Jerry Chmielewski Publ. 1981-2000 Publ. 1986-2006 (2006) The Genus Antennaria • dioecious perennials • c. 45 species worldwide; c. 34 species in North America • 1700+ specimens reviewed The Genus Antennaria • Hybridization • Polyploidy • Apomixis • Poorly-defined species limits • Overlapping species concepts The Genus Antennaria • Sexual diploids (tetraploids) The Genus Antennaria • Sexual diploids (tetraploids) • Sexual in some regions, apomictic in others AUTOPOLYPLOID The Genus Antennaria • Sexual diploids (tetraploids) • Sexual in some regions, apomictic in others AUTOPOLYPLOID • Fully apomictic ALLOPOLYPLOID The Genus Antennaria X X X How do we deal with this taxonomically? Antennaria ‘communis’ How do we deal with this taxonomically? Antennaria sp. (sexual) Antennaria apm.1 Antennaria apm.2 Antennaria apm.3 Antennaria sp. Antennaria sp. (sexual) (sexual) How do we deal with this taxonomically? Antennaria sp. (sexual) e.g., A. rosea Antennaria sp. Antennaria sp. (sexual) (sexual) How do we deal with this taxonomically? Antennaria sp. (sexual) Antennaria agg.5 Antennaria agg.1 Antennaria agg.2 Antennaria sp. Antennaria sp. (sexual) (sexual) Antennaria agg.4 Antennaria agg.3 I. Antennaria media-alpina complex V. Skilton J. Riley B. Kelly-McArthur I. Antennaria media-alpina complex A. alpina A. media TRADITIONAL VIEW I. Antennaria media-alpina complex Antennaria sp. A. alpina s.s A. media I. Antennaria media-alpina complex V. Skilton J. Lehmuskallio P. Slichter V. Skilton J. Lehmuskallio P. Slichter A. media Antennaria sp. A. alpina s.s. I. Antennaria media-alpina complex J. Fenneman J. Lehmuskallio A. media A. alpina s.s. I. Antennaria media-alpina complex BUT WHAT ABOUT LEAF FLAGS? I. Antennaria media-alpina complex P.M. Dziuk www.minnesotawildflowers.info I. Antennaria media-alpina complex Isolectotype Paratype Sonne s.n. [NY] J.M. Macoun 11242 [NY] Type material of Antennaria media I. Antennaria media-alpina complex V. Skilton J. Lehmuskallio P. Slichter V. Skilton J. Lehmuskallio P. Slichter A. media Antennaria sp. A. alpina s.s. I. Antennaria media-alpina complex I. Antennaria media-alpina complex V. Skilton V. Skilton Antennaria pallida I. Antennaria media-alpina complex Distribution of A. pallida in British Columbia II. Antennaria pulvinata C. Delmatier II. Antennaria pulvinata Antennaria aromatica Evert II. Antennaria pulvinata A. aromatica II. Antennaria pulvinata II. Antennaria pulvinata A. aromatica A. pulvinata II. Antennaria pulvinata C. Delmatier T. Steen S. Mincemoyer II. Antennaria pulvinata 33 II. Antennaria pulvinata Distribution of A. pulvinata in British Columbia II. Antennaria pulvinata THANK YOU! 36.